YoungUpstarts

JUNE 4, 2018

by Ralph Welborn, co-author of “ Topple: The End of the Firm-Based Strategy and the Rise of New Models for Explosive Growth “ The past 40 years of corporate strategy have focused primarily on building firm-based competitive advantages to maintain or improve growth.

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The Next Web

OCTOBER 15, 2012

Our winner in Rwanda Zilencio Creativo is a Kickstarter clone; When asked why the founders built a clone they told us they were unable to put a project on Kickstarter as the legalities state it’s for USA users only. In Rio we stayed with the founders of Resolveai, an Uber clone. Africa ahead in mobile.

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Hearpreneur

JANUARY 22, 2017

I am the Founder of Sonjara, Inc – a woman owned small business in Northern Virginia. When my husband Andy and I started dating, I was finishing my Master’s in Anthropology of International Development, where I was focusing on West Africa. 14 – Concept Behind the Business Model.

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Naming Entrepreneur LLC Software Review 48

Steve Blank

SEPTEMBER 2, 2015

Richard Witten , special advisor on entrepreneurship to the President of Columbia University ; and Kathryn Minshew , co-founder of the popular online career platform TheMuse.com both joined me in Sirius’ New York studio and shared their version of being knocked down and coming back stronger. Broken startup dreams. Two were half time.

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Entrepreneur New York Cofounder Equity 120

Agile VC

JUNE 12, 2012

Plastiq is focused on extending the use of credit cards into high-value transactions like school tuition, buying a car, or rent/condo payments with a unique economic and transaction model. Though it has happened elsewhere and usually in places where there was a need (Rural Africa). I’d be happy to co-author with you.

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Mobile Disintermediation SMS Government 250

Austin Startup

FEBRUARY 21, 2020

A demonstration of Hemafuse at the launch event with Amref Health Africa in Kenya. Carolyn Yarina , Co-Founder and CEO of Sisu Global Health. It is currently sold in Africa through Kenya’s largest medical distributor. This will require new partners, new skill sets, and new business model innovation.

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Hearpreneur

AUGUST 9, 2020

Companies all over the world are stepping up to the plate and pivoting from their normal business model towards one that emphasizes assistance and relief for COVID-19. The defining moment for VisionSpring was when Founder Jordan Kassalow went on a volunteer mission to Mexico at age 23. VisionSpring is no different.

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Startup Lessons Learned

NOVEMBER 4, 2015

Guest Post by Jennifer Maerz, Contributing Editor of Lean Startup Co., First up in our speaker spotlight series is an edited transcript of our Q&A with Rocio Perez-Ochoa , co-founder of Bidhaa Sasa , a non-profit working to distribute beneficial goods to rural communities in Kenya. with Kirsten Cluthe as Contributor.

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Hearpreneur

DECEMBER 9, 2020

Companies all over the world are stepping up to the plate and pivoting from their normal business model towards one that emphasizes assistance and relief for COVID-19. The defining moment for VisionSpring was when Founder Jordan Kassalow went on a volunteer mission to Mexico at age 23. VisionSpring is no different.

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Hearpreneur

AUGUST 18, 2017

I was very involved in a few clean water NGO’s in Sub-Saharan Africa, and knew that whatever company I would start, regardless of the industry, its focus and mission would have to be on improving conservation and access to clean water and education. Tell us about your business and what you do. . . I also did a lot of volunteering.

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Hawaii Fiji Africa Cofounder 48

online.wsj.com

SEPTEMBER 23, 2012

Harvard professor Noam Wasserman and WSJ small-business editor Vanessa OConnell took reader questions about avoiding start-up pitfalls on Sept. Consider Daniel Dreymann, a founder of Goodmail Systems Inc., Mr. Dreymann moved his family from Israel in 2004 after co-founding Goodmail in Mountain View, Calif., Replay the event.

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Venture Capital Software Review Rhode Island North Dakota 107

Austin Startup

FEBRUARY 1, 2020

The software product grew from tools and processes developed by Pattern r+d, a sustainability consulting firm run by Cove.tool co-founders Sandeep Ahuja and Patrick Chopson (both building scientists and architects). Based in Atlanta (which has been named the best city in the U.S.

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Austin Startup

AUGUST 10, 2017

link ) The Big Idea: Cracking the Code on Chronic Absence ( link ) Misc Low Cost/For Profit — Private Education in Africa ( link ) The Invisible Million: Homeless Students in the US ( link ) How Well Do We Know Our Kids? Comment below to let me know. For a full list, check out the SXSW Panel Picker. Make sure to vote for your favorites!

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Analytics Retention Africa Artificial Inteligence 59

David Teten

NOVEMBER 23, 2020

In that capacity, I co-founded the Harvard Business School Alumni Angels Venture Capital Access Program, a joint venture with the National Association of Investment Companies (“NAIC”), which helps women and diverse entrepreneurs raise capital. Starship was launched by the co-founders of Skype. Are you politically active?

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